NORTH-EASTERN STATES
MoU inked for Manipur film archive
TheManipurState Film Development Society (MSFDS), a undertaking, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Mumbais Film Heritage Foundation (FHF) for setting up afilm archiveofManipuricinema inImphal.
Partnering with FHF, a day after the year-long golden jubilee celebration of Manipur cinema kicked off, MSFDS will be setting up the film archive to save the cinematic heritage of Manipur, said MSFDS secretary Sunzu Bachaspatimayum, who signed the MoU with FHFs founder-directorShivendra Singh Dungarpurat the societys complex.
FHF being a non-profit organization, dedicated to supporting conservation, preservation, and restoration of film heritage in India, will provide technical and intellectual consultancy and support to MSFDS in starting the archive. Special attention will be paid to restoration, preservation and digitization of the cinematic heritage of Manipur.
Centre ready for talks with northeast rebel groups: Rajnath Singh
Union DEFENCE ministerRajnath Singh, while taking note of the insurgency problem gripping the northeast, on Monday said that the Centre is ready to hold talks with rebel groups of the region to resolve the problems.
The rate of violence in the northeast has come down to the lowest, said Singh, who arrived here on a days visit to address BJP poll rallies for theManipurassembly polls.
Prime Minster Narendra Modi, during the formation of the government at the Centre, had vowed to provide good road, rail and air connectivity in all NE states, and things have now become reality, he said.
Intl folklore film festival begins
The fifth edition of the International folklore film festival began here on Saturday with the screening of Mizo Soundscapes produced by Joshy Joseph. The festival will continue till January 5. Even though this is projected as a documentary, the film powerfully brings out several concealed aspects of the HISTORY of the ordinary people ofMizoram. A Flowering Tree produced byMeera Krishnamoorthyand Gone Mens Bride Robabehrouhi from Iran were also screened.
The festival is expected to showcase 275 films from 72 countries. The Life Time Achievement Award was presented to C R Rajagopal for his outstanding contributions to the field of folklore. The award was presented to Rajagopal, who is ailing, at his house by higher Education ministerR Bindu. Revenue ministerK Rajaninaugurated the festival.
Tripura govt gives nod for Buddhist university
The Tripura government has given its approval for setting up a Buddhist university in Manu Bankul in Sabroom, officials said on Saturday.
The gave a Letter of Intent to Bahujana Hitaya Education Trust for setting up the university, they said. Students from 31 countries will get a chance to study as well as research Buddhist Literature, culture and tradition in the proposed varsity. Besides, there is also a plan to establish medical, technical and general degree colleges on the campus, they added.
Now, the organisation will have to prepare a Detailed Project Report (DPR) for building necessary infrastructures at the proposed site at the earliest, he said. The government will bring a bill in the assembly for setting up the university once necessary facilities are built, he said. Sabroom MLA Sankar Roy said that a plot measuring 25 acres has been given to the Buddhist organisation to set up the varsity.
“If everything falls in the right place, the foundation stone of the project will be laid within a month or two,” he said.
At present, Tripura has three varsities — Tripura University, which is a central varsity, state-run MBB University and privately-owned ICFAI University.
Naga Peace Process – Niki Group of Nagaland State
The Indian government has signed a ceasefire agreement with the National Socialist Council (K) Niki Group of Nagaland State, effective September 8, 2021, for a period of one year.
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More than 200 cadres of this team along with eighty three weapons joined the peace process. The Indian Government has already signed a Ceasefire Agreement with different Naga groups namely, NSCN(R), NSCN(NK), & NSCN(K)-Khango and Framework Agreement with NSCN(IM) .
Mizoram’s 1st trade facilitation fair begins
Mizoram’s first trade facilitation fair is being held at the Millenium Centre inAizawland showcases over 25 solutions that use to improve livelihoods of small farmers, weavers and entrepreneurs.
The two-day trade facilitation fair, jointly organised byAtal Incubation Centre – SELCO Foundation, planning and programme implementation department, government of Mizoram,NorthEast Initiative Development Agency(NEIDA) andMizoram Science, Technology and Innovation Council(MISTIC), was inaugurated by state commerce and industries minister.
Greater Tipraland, Demand of Tripura
The party is demanding a separate state ofGreater Tipralandfor theindigenous communitiesof the north-eastern state.
They want the Centre to carve out the separate state underArticle 2 and 3of theConstitution.
Among the 19 notifiedScheduled Tribesin Tripura,Tripuris(aka Tipra and Tiprasas) are the largest.
According to the 2011 census, there are at least 5.92 lakh Tripuris in the state, followed byBru or Reang(1.88 lakh) and Jamatias (83,000).
They are demanding a separate state not only for the indigenous people but also for all communities who live in theTripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC)area.
TTDC to engage more workforce to produce quality tea
The Tripura Tea Development Corporation (TTDC) will engage more workforce in the coming season for quality plucking of green leaf from tea estates to ensure better price for all the stakeholders associated with the state’s century-old .
For the past few years, poor plucking has hit the state’s tea industry the most, fetching an Average price of Rs 200 plus per kg in the auction markets – Kolkata and Guwahati. Now, the TTDC wants to increase the average tea price to more than Rs 300 per kg.
For the past few years, the tea industry has been gaining momentum due to proactive initiatives taken by the TTDC. “Despite the Corona pandemic, the state produced 4.45 lakh kg of tea in the year 2020 whereas it was only 1.72 lakh kg in 2017 and 2.98 lakh kg in 2018. It shows a lot of good works were put in place in the past few years”, he pointed out.
Naturally, overall turnover has gone up significantly in the state. The turnover has enhanced to Rs 10.50 crore in 2020-21 from Rs 5.46 crore in the year 2019-20.
35 acres of poppy cultivation destroyed in Manipur
As part of the state governments ongoing War on Drugs campaign, a combined team of Kangpokpi district Police, forest officials andAssam Rifles(AR) on Friday destroyed 35 acres of illegal poppy cultivation along the Koubru hill range in the district.
On the same day and in the same district, another joint team of police and the paramilitary force confiscated 2.89kg of brown sugar.
A suo moto case has been taken up for further investigation under Section 18(b) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (ND&PS) Act, the police officer said.